Winter Trainer Frame

passout
passout Posts: 4,425
edited March 2010 in Road buying advice
Hi

I want a frame for winter training must be fairly comfortable over long distances and fairly fast. It must take full guards and 25mm tyres, the option of 28mm would be nice but not really necessary. Rack mounts not a necessity. Not bothered about brand or material. Cross frames considered too. Already have S/S - must be geared. Could stretch to 250'ish quid but would much prefer under 200.

So far I'm thinking the Dolan frame (Preffisso or something - sounds like a coffee) or Planet X Kaffenbach.

Any other ideas?

Thanks.
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  • thiscocks
    thiscocks Posts: 549
    get something like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Falcon-10 ... 1c108f7bba and put your parts on it. Bargain
  • Rezillo
    Rezillo Posts: 95
    http://www.dooleys-cycles.co.uk/ProductInfo.asp?ProductID=1024

    Fantastic frame, just takes 25mm Marathon+ tyres. Here it is built up from last week:

    bike1.jpg

    Some detail:

    rear1.jpg

    bb1.jpg

    Bit of a Frankenbike as it has bits of my old winter bike, some new components and the new frame. It takes standard drop brakes.

    John
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    Interesting choices. Ridley looks great!
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    How about this?

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... IBBFRAW260
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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,070
    How about one of the last few Uncle Johns in stock at Planet-X?

    Or perhaps a DHC "Meteor" frame (with optional extras available) from Dave Harding... not the infamous Dave Hinde.
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DHC-Racing-Meteor ... 35a54ba85a

    Is it just me, or are you a bike binge? You were considering a 29er or a traditional 26" hardtail recently too. If so, lucky you! :D
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  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    Yep - bike binge. One Look racer (funded by insurance claim due to dead Ribble), one winter trainer - using up bits in the shed on new frame, one new MTB on cyclescheme - 26 One One hardtail. Also selling a FS MTB soon. Working out strangley cheap - may be costing £500-800 if you figure in everything...hopefully.
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    Ribble are doing a clearance of ex-dem stock - may be worth a look. :D
    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/assets/images/FrameClearance2010.pdf
    Cycling weakly
  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    Get one built by a British frame maker to the exact spec you want. That's what I did. Got Bob Jackson to make my perfect winter bike.
    Expertly coached by http://www.vitessecyclecoaching.co.uk/

    http://vineristi.wordpress.com - the blog for Viner owners and lovers!
  • Rezillo
    Rezillo Posts: 95
    Chip \'oyler wrote:
    Get one built by a British frame maker to the exact spec you want. That's what I did. Got Bob Jackson to make my perfect winter bike.

    I think that might come to slightly more than the OP's maximum budget of £250 :)

    John
  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    Rezillo wrote:
    Chip \'oyler wrote:
    Get one built by a British frame maker to the exact spec you want. That's what I did. Got Bob Jackson to make my perfect winter bike.

    I think that might come to slightly more than the OP's maximum budget of £250 :)

    John

    DOH! I missed that in the OP :oops:
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  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    Yes, nice idea - nice price...

    Thanks anyway. So Ribble, Ridley, Dolan and Planet X so far. Ribble are even cheaper than I remember....
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.
  • sturmey
    sturmey Posts: 964
    Can't get 25mm tyres to fit under rear mudguard on my Ribble winter frame. Fouls the mudguard near the brake bridge-tried a few tweaks but makes no difference.
    23mm tyres only when guards are fitted- it actually says this in their blurb.
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    sturmey wrote:
    Can't get 25mm tyres to fit under rear mudguard on my Ribble winter frame. Fouls the mudguard near the brake bridge-tried a few tweaks but makes no difference.
    23mm tyres only when guards are fitted- it actually says this in their blurb.

    That's useful - not Ribble then...
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.

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